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Turned around and said, if you re going to do that, we re going to continue supporting the afghan mujahideen. so, ok, you leave and the afghan mujahideen and the afghan communists will continue fighting each other, this was essentially it. so geneva didn t bring peace, there was no illusion about that. geneva was not going to bring peace. it was only a cover basically for the soviets to leave. on february 15th, 1989, the last soviet troops left afghanistan. the soviets left behind them a country devastated. ....
Other, this was essentially it. so geneva didn t bring peace, there was no illusion about that. geneva was not going to bring peace. it was only a cover basically for the soviets to leave. on february 15th, 1989, the last soviet troops left afg ha nista n. the soviets left behind them a country devastated. they had lost 15,000 men, but one million afghans had been killed and over four million wounded. ....
Mohammad najibullah, the hated former head of the secret police. he also agreed to peace talks. the united nations peace talks in geneva began in 1986, aiming to end the war. americans wanted mujahideen involvement. the soviets insisted the communist afghan government remain. the soviets insisted on supporting the afghan communists, which was then president najibullah, and they said they would continue supporting with food and weapons. so the americans had turned around and said, if you re going to do that, we re going to continue supporting the afghan mujahideen. so, ok, you leave and the afghan mujahideen and the afghan communists will continue fighting each other, this was essentially it. so geneva didn t bring peace, there was no illusion about that. geneva was not going to bring peace. it was only a cover basically for the soviets to leave. on february 15th, 1989, the last soviet troops ....
The country will try to heal what gorbachev called, a bleeding wound. nbc news, near the afghan border. february 15th 1989. remember we talked about the length of time between all the various british invasions of afghanistan, those three different wars. 30 5:40 years between them. how long does it take to forget? how long does it take to decide to do it again? today marks roughly 32 and a half years, 12,000 days. since the soviet withdrawal from afghanistan, the end of that war, and the end of today of ours. good afternoon everyone. i m here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from afghanistan. in the end of the military mission to evacuate american citizens, a country nationals and vulnerable afghans. the last c-17 lifted off from ....
With the pullout accomplished on schedule, the soviets failed adventure in afghanistan has come to an end. there s no victory to celebrate, no proud ending to this war, it is simply over, over there. february 15th, 1989, nine years after they came to occupy the country. the last soviet troops boarded armored vehicles to withdraw from afghanistan, 23 years ago today. welcome back to morning joe at 43 past. here with us now, former director of national intelligence, retired admiral dennis blair. admiral blair is now on the board of directors for americans elect, non-profit organization that aims to pick a president in the first national online primary. welcome to the show. very good to have you on. i want to get to that in a minute. first, let s talk about news that s just coming over the wire about iran. they re cutting exports to ....